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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to micro Terrors, scary stories for kids where it's

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<v Speaker 1>always the spooky season, full of chills, thrills and spine

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<v Speaker 1>tingling spooks. Micro Terrors are family friendly frights for those

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<v Speaker 1>ages eight and up, and while our stories are for

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<v Speaker 1>younger years, we are still talking about things that go

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<v Speaker 1>bump in the night, and some children may not be

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<v Speaker 1>able to handle what others can. Parental consent is recommended

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<v Speaker 1>now for tonights micro Terror.

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<v Speaker 2>Stardust by Fiona Cosgrove. Enzo nibbled the edge of his pencil,

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<v Speaker 2>side eyeing Mika as she copied down the sequence of

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<v Speaker 2>planets from the Sun. Mister Wong was giving the class

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<v Speaker 2>an extended explanation about the former planet Pluto and its

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunate demotion back to dwarf planet status. In his exuberance,

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<v Speaker 2>he had accidentally knocked the pull down projector screen, and

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<v Speaker 2>half of it was now covering the last of the

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<v Speaker 2>planets on the board. Mika craned her head left and

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<v Speaker 2>right Saturn. Enzo whispered, then Urinus, then Neptune. Thanks. Mika

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<v Speaker 2>chewed on a stray piece of her black hair as

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<v Speaker 2>she scribbled down the last of the planets. Mister Wong

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<v Speaker 2>is so obsessed with space. He is the science teacher,

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<v Speaker 2>said Enzo. So teach us about science, puffed Meka. Chemical equations, anatomy,

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<v Speaker 2>molecular biology, even not Mika, not to the front, where

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<v Speaker 2>mister Wong had moved on to the composition of the

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<v Speaker 2>rings around Saturn. Does anyone know what makes up ninety

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<v Speaker 2>percent of those wide spanning rings, asked mister Wong. Roberta,

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<v Speaker 2>a round girl who was mostly nose and eyeballs, raised

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<v Speaker 2>her hand. Mister Wong nodded. Water and ice, said Roberta.

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<v Speaker 2>With trace components of rock, Trace components of rock, Mika repeated,

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<v Speaker 2>rolling her eyes. How do people know this stuff? Enzo

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<v Speaker 2>shuffled in his seat, his bottom lip tucked between his teeth.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think space is even a little bit interesting,

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<v Speaker 2>Mika shook her head before Enzo had even finished his question.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all the way up there. She waved her hand

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<v Speaker 2>in the general direction of the vast infinite galaxy with

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<v Speaker 2>as much interest as if she was shooing away a fly.

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<v Speaker 2>And who can remember what the planet of Mars would

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<v Speaker 2>feel like? Asked mister Wong. Vera, a blondhaired girl who

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<v Speaker 2>sat next to Roberta, raised her hand. Yes, verra Vera

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<v Speaker 2>gently tucked her blonde hair over her shoulder, then, with

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<v Speaker 2>a wistful look in her eyes, said, dusty quiet enormous

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<v Speaker 2>in its morphology, but gentle in its stride. Mika rested

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<v Speaker 2>her forehead on the table. I hate science, very astute

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<v Speaker 2>via one of the planet's closest to Earth, with perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>the most potential for terraforming. Vira seemed to flinch at

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<v Speaker 2>the suggestion, but before she could say anything, Miss Cisly

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<v Speaker 2>entered the room. Sorry to Mado repped, Miss Cisly said,

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<v Speaker 2>I was just wondering, mister Wong, if you had any

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<v Speaker 2>spare whiteboard markers. Mine seemed to have grown legs and

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<v Speaker 2>wandered off and a cad very well teach musical documentation

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<v Speaker 2>without well documenting it. Of course, of course, mister Wong

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<v Speaker 2>ushered her inside, both of them walking over to his desk.

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<v Speaker 2>The rest of the class took the unexpected intrusion as

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<v Speaker 2>a sign to drop their pens, leaned back in their seats,

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<v Speaker 2>and open their mouths. Pippa, who sat in front of

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<v Speaker 2>Enzo and Mika, was one of the first. Pipa towered

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<v Speaker 2>over most kids in class. Her limbs gangly and sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>She had delicate fingers with unnaturally long extensions, making it

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<v Speaker 2>easy for her to reach out and pluck Mika's paper

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<v Speaker 2>from her desk Pipa. Enzo hissed, reaching for Mika's notes.

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<v Speaker 2>Pippa held the notes higher into the air and easily

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<v Speaker 2>out of Enzo's reach and just looking geez, why so sensitive?

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<v Speaker 2>Pipa leaned back against her desk and surveyed the list

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<v Speaker 2>of planets. Keep it, said Mika, crossing her arms. Not

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<v Speaker 2>a fan of the wonders of the universe, are we?

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<v Speaker 2>Pippa smirked. Who is, said Mika. I think it's pretty cool,

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<v Speaker 2>said Bruno, a smaller kid with messy curls of brown hair.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd bed not batas stardust right. Enzo looked at Mika,

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<v Speaker 2>her brow ever so slightly inching upward. Star dust, she repeated.

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<v Speaker 2>Bruno nodded, I heard it, not a podcast. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>around us, every atom of oxygen we breathed carbon, and

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<v Speaker 2>our muscles and calcium and our bones. It was all

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<v Speaker 2>created inside its star way, before the Earth was even born.

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<v Speaker 2>Mika held her hand in front of her as if

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<v Speaker 2>trying to see the actual stardust. After a few flexes

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<v Speaker 2>and twists of her palm. She shook her head. No way,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't make sense. It's true, Enzo jumped in. He

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<v Speaker 2>pointed to the periodic table hanging on the wall, which

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<v Speaker 2>stars explode. They create a bunch of the elements on

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<v Speaker 2>that table, including the ones that make up every life

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<v Speaker 2>form into universe, each and every one of us. Mika's lips, nose,

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<v Speaker 2>and brows scrunched into a ball on her face. What

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<v Speaker 2>no way, yeah, said Pippa, tossing Mika's notes back onto

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<v Speaker 2>the desk. No way, that's true. Sounds like some interstellar

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<v Speaker 2>mumbo jumbo like aliens and UFO's. Pippa's mouth pulled into

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<v Speaker 2>a satisfied grin. Mika snickered, Little green men with antenna,

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<v Speaker 2>it's slimy fingers. Bruno shrunk back. Enzo's chest tightened. Who

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<v Speaker 2>knows what's out there? And Soo said, it's a big,

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<v Speaker 2>wide world, and this planet is only a tiny part

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<v Speaker 2>of it. We don't even know if there's an end

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<v Speaker 2>to this universe. Mika rolled her eyes. Come on, hands,

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<v Speaker 2>you think we're being visited by alien life forms?

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<v Speaker 1>Enzo shrugged.

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<v Speaker 2>Would he be so bad? I bet They're probably nice,

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<v Speaker 2>just looking for a place to rest or or somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>to call home. Mika shook her head, looking up to

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<v Speaker 2>the front, where mister Wong was walking miscisily out of

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<v Speaker 2>the classroom. Well, they get skip earth. This is all

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying. We're full. We don't need any globby looking

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<v Speaker 2>slime balls crawling around here looking for a home of

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<v Speaker 2>their own. They had a home, so stay in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Pipa snorted, Hey, you telling Mick's Pippa looked at Enzo

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<v Speaker 2>as she turned around. Keep on moving slimeballs. That goes

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<v Speaker 2>for six foot insectoid creatures too, Mika threw in with

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<v Speaker 2>a laugh. I saw that on a reel the other night,

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<v Speaker 2>insectoid alien beings. She chuckled. Some more people are so dumb.

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<v Speaker 2>Pipa paused me swivel in her seat, and for a

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<v Speaker 2>second it looked like she was inching to turn back around,

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<v Speaker 2>but mister Wong was already addressing the class.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, everyone, where were we at?

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<v Speaker 2>He tapped his chin with his finger, something about that action,

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<v Speaker 2>apparently jogging his memory, because a second later he clicked

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<v Speaker 2>his fingers ah Saturn's rings. Enzel watched to make a

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<v Speaker 2>scribble down the rest of mister Wong's notes. Enzel left

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<v Speaker 2>his paper blank. An oily pitt had settled in his stomach,

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<v Speaker 2>and he didn't feel much like taking notes on the

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<v Speaker 2>planetary wonders of the world, not even when mister Wong

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned Neptune. By some accounts, a harshly cold and unforgivable planet,

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<v Speaker 2>said mister Wong. No surfaces, we know it, just storms

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<v Speaker 2>of supersonic winds and methane clouds made of ice crystals.

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<v Speaker 2>But here is always the diamond rain. Enzel felt something

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<v Speaker 2>twist in his gut, diamond rain. In a flash, he

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<v Speaker 2>was back there, shimmering sparkles of diamonds, crystallized in swirls

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<v Speaker 2>of deep blue clouds, spinning like a gemstorm, refracting turquoise

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<v Speaker 2>and purple light into the misty atmosphere. Things were easier

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<v Speaker 2>there until they weren't. A blinding bolt of green sliced

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<v Speaker 2>through the blue, lighting up the outer layers of the planet,

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<v Speaker 2>just like it did when the war first started. The

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<v Speaker 2>familiar squeeze of panic took hold of Enzo all over again.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't like he and his family wanted to move

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<v Speaker 2>to Earth, but with the interstellar war raging around them.

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<v Speaker 2>The only planet that was safe was the oblivious one.

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<v Speaker 2>Things were harsher on Earth, harder, rougher, heavier. There was

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<v Speaker 2>no more gliding on diamond soaked breezes, no dipping into

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<v Speaker 2>the liquid lip of Neptune's crust. Instead, Enzo was now

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<v Speaker 2>forced to walk upright, the oppressive force of gravity, a

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<v Speaker 2>constant reminder of how far from home he really was.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, everyone, mister Wong called out over the bell.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember your homework for this weekend is to look up

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<v Speaker 2>at the stars for at least fifteen minutes each night.

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<v Speaker 2>See how many satellites pass you by, how many shooting

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<v Speaker 2>stars your glimpse, and if you're really lucky, how many

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<v Speaker 2>UFOs you might see zip in and out of the horizon.

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<v Speaker 2>The class was filled with the sounds of chair legs

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<v Speaker 2>scraping the lino floor, pencil cases zipping up, and kids

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<v Speaker 2>chatting about weekend plans ends. Mika was clicking her fingers

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<v Speaker 2>in front of Enzo's face, what, Enzo blinked? Were you

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<v Speaker 2>even listening? Mika had her books and pencil case folded

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<v Speaker 2>in her arms, keep saying games tonight at Batti's Pizzeria

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<v Speaker 2>who are still on. Enzo forced a smile. Sure, great,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll get mom to drop us pick up at five.

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<v Speaker 2>Enzo nodded as Mika waved goodbye, weaving her way to

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<v Speaker 2>Bruno was putting the last of his pens into his

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<v Speaker 2>pencil case when he turned to Enzo. You okay. Enzo

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<v Speaker 2>nodded that we could feel the sting of salt water

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<v Speaker 2>forming in the tear ducts of this human suit. Bruno sighed,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. That little green men bit didn't feel great.

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<v Speaker 2>Bruno ititched a spot in his hairline, and Enzo saw

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<v Speaker 2>Does it hit much, Enzo asked. Bruno shook his head.

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<v Speaker 2>Dott itty boor it's a relief when I get home, though.

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<v Speaker 2>As soon as I stripped my suit off, it's like

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<v Speaker 2>I could finally breathe again. Pipa whipped around to face Enzo.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why you keep trying so hard. They're

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<v Speaker 2>never gonna accept us. She fidgeted with her left eye.

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<v Speaker 2>Her contact slipped out of place momentarily, and Enzo saw

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<v Speaker 2>the yellow of her eyeball and the black slit of

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<v Speaker 2>her iris. I was worried you were gonna spear her

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<v Speaker 2>in her seat after she mentioned the insectoids, said Bruno.

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<v Speaker 2>Pipa grimaced. I was close. She twisted her neck, the

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<v Speaker 2>the room. Vera and robert were giving each other a

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<v Speaker 2>once over. Roberta reached up and adjusted Vera's hair, covering

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<v Speaker 2>Half the class had already left, swallowed by the wave

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<v Speaker 2>of students hurrying off to their weekend plans, but the

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<v Speaker 2>remaining were slowly gathering their belongings, each of them quietly

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<v Speaker 2>adjusting themselves after a long day confined within their individually

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<v Speaker 2>crafted human exteriors. Mister Wong wandered down the classroom towards

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<v Speaker 2>Enzo and Bruno. Everything all right back here, kids, bit

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<v Speaker 2>of rough wind day, said Bruno, sitting up on his desk,

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<v Speaker 2>hugging his bag on his lap. Enzo is working on

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<v Speaker 2>Mica again. Mister Wong sighed, Ah, I see. He clasped

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<v Speaker 2>his hands together. Enzo could spot the green fluid leaking

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<v Speaker 2>from the worn down pores and mister Wong's suit he

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<v Speaker 2>was in need of an upgrade. They'll come around, ends,

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<v Speaker 2>said mister Wong. We have to remember they're a lot

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<v Speaker 2>further behind in their revolution than the rest of us,

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<v Speaker 2>which is why this planet is such a perfect refuge.

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<v Speaker 2>Perfect Pippos snorted hardly. Mister Wong smiled. Maybe not in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the actual environment, but in terms of safety.

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<v Speaker 2>With the war raging in the Milky Way, a primitive

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<v Speaker 2>planet like Earth is safe like ants. During the wars

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<v Speaker 2>that humans have waged, Earth continues on, unnoticed and undisturbed.

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<v Speaker 2>I say we get rid of them all, said Pippa,

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<v Speaker 2>hoisting her backpack over her shoulder. Soon enough, there'll be

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<v Speaker 2>more of us than them. A rumble of agreement rolled

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<v Speaker 2>through the class. We won't be doing any such thing,

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<v Speaker 2>said a woman's voice. Misscisely had returned mister Wong's whiteboard

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<v Speaker 2>marker in her hand. But they'll never Pippa began, but

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<v Speaker 2>Miscisely raised a finger to her own lips, silencing Pippa's complaints.

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<v Speaker 2>Missucisely glanced at the open door, then lowered her voice.

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<v Speaker 2>Must I remind you that their ignorance is what protects

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<v Speaker 2>us their inability to see what is right in front

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<v Speaker 2>of them. That's what keeps us safe. Enzo and the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the kids nodded. She was right. Despite Earth

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<v Speaker 2>being almost more alien than human, it was still humankind

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<v Speaker 2>the galaxy. Miss Cisely walked over to Enzo, her voice

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<v Speaker 2>sinking into a more comforting tone. When the time comes

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<v Speaker 2>and it's safe for us to reveal ourselves, they'll be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Just be patient, Enzo. Enzo exhaled the shaky okay, though

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<v Speaker 2>nothing about his situation felt okay. And as for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of you, Missus Sizeley eyed Pippa sharply, there will

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<v Speaker 2>be no spearing of the human kind? Is that clear?

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<v Speaker 2>Dimples popped along Pippa's jawline, but eventually she muttered a

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<v Speaker 2>labored fine. The class finished packing up the last of

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<v Speaker 2>their items as Missus Sizeley and mister Wong discussed the

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<v Speaker 2>status of the interstellar war. Enzo grabbed his bag and

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<v Speaker 2>pushed aside the memory of floating diamonds and mists of

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<v Speaker 2>cobalt blue. Instead, he focused on pizza, video games, and

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<v Speaker 2>the desperate hope that one day Mika might find not

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